According to official data from the United Nations, the world population exceeded 8.2 billion in 2025. Based on various statistical estimates, the global population currently fluctuates between 8.2 billion and 8.3 billion.
The editorial reports that based on current calculations, approximately 59% of the world's population lives in Asia, 19% in Africa, 9% in Europe, 8% in Latin America and the Caribbean, and about 5% in North America. According to projections, the world population is expected to reach 9 billion in 2037 and 10 billion in 2060.
Currently, there are 16 countries with a population exceeding 100 million. China and India, as the two countries that have surpassed the billion mark, account for approximately one-third of the world's population. These countries are followed by the USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Brazil.
On the European continent, demographic growth is observed to be slowing down. There are no European countries with a population exceeding 100 million, and the closest country to this figure is Germany with a population of 80 million. Experts state that aging populations and migration problems are deepening in Europe.
China is among the countries struggling with low birth rates. New economic measures are being implemented in the country, where the population has been declining in recent years, to stimulate births, and maintaining long-term demographic balance is considered a top priority.
At the same time, the proportion of the elderly population is rapidly increasing in some countries. The number of people over 100 years old in Italy has doubled in recent decades, with women constituting the majority of this group. This trend is also observed in other European Union countries.
The increase in urban population is also noteworthy. According to recent calculations, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has surpassed Tokyo as the world's most populous city. This change is explained by the new methodology applied by the UN in calculating cities and their surrounding areas.